Mr. ARITA Yoshifu

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Minyukai

Elected 2010 and 2016,
Proportional Representation

Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
（as of August 14,2018)
Committee on Judicial Affairs (Director)
Committee on Oversight of Administration
Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issue and Related Matters

Born: February 20, 1952, Kyoto Prefecture

Education: 1977 Ritsumeikan University, College of Economics

Career: worked for a publishing company 1986 Freelance journalist 2010 first elected to the House of Councillors

(Major post in the House of Councillors) 2016 Chairman, Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election System